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Beverly Hills is known in pop culture (Clueless, Real Housewives) as being a haven for the rich, famous, and influential. How did it get that way? Is it harder to plan a city full of gated homes?

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http://www.beverlyhills.org/citymanag...
https://www.beverlyhillshistoricalsoc...
https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/vi...
https://laist.com/news/criminal-justi...
https://newspress.com/beverly-hills-t...
https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/wh...
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/swimmi...
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/us...
https://la.curbed.com/2015/4/2/997437...
https://la.curbed.com/2015/10/30/9905...
https://la.curbed.com/2015/1/9/100037...
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...
https://therealdeal.com/la/2023/02/02...
https://opr.ca.gov/ceqa/ceqa-housing....

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